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Regex that matches a URL until a specific sequence appears
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| https\:\/\/(www.)?(domain.com\/?)\S*?(?=((\<br)|(\(\()| |$)) | |
| Test https://www.regextester.com/ | |
| ======== REGEX ======== | |
| \S*? | |
| - ? is Lazy operator: Match as few characters as possible | |
| (?=((\<br)|(\(\()| |$)) | |
| - Positive lookahead ?= matches a group after the main expression without including it in the result. | |
| - 4 Groups here: <br, ((, space, $ | |
| ======== EXAMPLES ======== | |
| - Match www/non-www URL until a "<br", "((", or a space | |
| Lorem ipsum https://www.domain.com((lorem | |
| - matches https://www.domain.com | |
| Lorem ipsum https://www.domain.com/((ebig | |
| - matches https://www.domain.com/ | |
| Lorem ipsum https://www.domain.com/lorem((lorem | |
| - matches https://www.domain.com/lorem | |
| Lorem ipsum https://www.domain.com/lorem((lorem | |
| - matches https://www.domain.com/lorem | |
| Lorem ipsum https://www.domain.com<br | |
| - matches https://www.domain.com |
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